Imam-Al-Bukhari ra and his Principles of the Pedagogy Teaching Methodology

 
Adult Education
Imam Bukhari, reporting a saying of Hadrat Umar (RA) has set a 
chapter denoting that the people should understand Deen before 

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Imam-Al-Bukhari (RA) and his Principles of the Pedagogy Salih, Saeed, Amir & Ghaffar 
The Dialogue
Volume IX Number 1 
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they are appointed the leaders of their tribes. “The word,”Siwad” is 
taken from “Siwad-al-lihyah” which means to gain knowledge 
before the hair turn white.
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Imam Bukhari Says “from this saying 
of Hadrat Umar it should not be mistaken as not to get education 
after turning of a person elder or becoming an elder or leader of a 
tribe ( an aged man)” while the companions of the prophet (PBUH) 
used to get education even in their old age.
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So gaining knowledge for the individuals in the middle age 
of their life or acquiring education is not prohibited. They should 
also be taught.  
 
To hold the debate among the students
Imam Bukhari (RA) narrating the story of “Hadrat Ibn-e-Abbas 
and Hur Bin Qais (RA)”. In this context Hadrat Abbas won the 
competition from Hur Bin Qais.
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Imam Bukhari (RA) wants to 
derive this rule from it that the teacher, sometimes, should hold a 
debate on a topic among the students in the classroom, so that the 
students may be motivated and become alert for listening to 
lecture. 
 
During the lecture mentioning the examples for the students 
comprehension 
Imam Bukhari (RA) in chapter “Man Alima Wa Alamma” has 
reported through Abu Musa Al-Ashari saying the Prophet (SAW) 
said that Allah (SWT) has sent me with ilm and guidance.
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The 
example which Prophet (SAW) illustrated is of a severe rain (while 
it rains). This rain on smooth land will lead to absorption of rain 
water and as a result will bear greenery and crops, but some land is 
very tough and rough which contains water on its upper surface. 
“Allah wants to make people benefit from it. They drink water 
from it and get their fields watered but some pieces of land are so 
smooth, which neither retain the water nor grow greenery. The 
former is the example of that person who learnt deeni science and 
made others benefit from it. He made them benefit from what I 
have brought here. The other is the example of that person who did 
not learn deeni science and did not move for that furthermore, the 
last one did not accept my message and mission”.
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What even science and wisdom that Allah bestowed upon 
the Prophet (SAW), he explained the same with very good 
examples. He (PBUH) said that there are always three types of 
people available in the society. One is the group of those people 
who benefitted themselves and made other also benefit. The 
Second group is of those who did not benefit themselves but let the 

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